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What happened to Nova's Thread ?

Did it just run its course or was there another reason? This Thread has been my favorite even though our views might be different sometimes we all share in the passion of owning & playing drums at any level. I will miss this comradere.

while the conversation we had previous to the lock up was tinted of great friendship, i guess politics was the reason for the lock. i can understand the why conversations involving politics is not allowed. we the eldest can sustain a conversation where we all displays a different view on things without getting into rude exchanges, but i can see some younger members coming in and ruining the tone with their lack of self control. i guess they locked it in fear of seeing some chit chat'ers landing in to proceed to their favorite sport .....

however, the thread was at the 156th page, normally a thread is closed after the 200th page. it
should be reopened for the rest of its normal life span.

honestly, our thread was on idle since awhile, and i'm guessing ( guessing only, i might be wrong ) lonny wasn't much interested anymore , seeing how rarely he was posting in the last months.

Thank you everyone for the kind words.
Oh I'm still interested. I'm trying now to find a new band because my lead guitarist always returns to Robin Trower and that never goes over with commercial musicians. The first bass player that had a wife make him quit because "it's starting to be a band," (it's true) said that this guitarist is set in his ways and should play it so well after 30 years of it. He's right. I'm hunting for some different people though the singer is very good and a keeper.

Dodgers are 2 and a half games ahead of The Rockies and The Diamondbacks and I have Baseball Fever again!

i have a very very good memory, so IIRC, you never ever had a problem with your neighbors excepting the beer drinker who was living across your street. it lasted for a year and he moved out from your neighborhood...i remember at one point you were on a mission to muffle the whole garage with every fabrics found, and your band even started to play through a hub LOL.

Yes Nelson; but I think he drank whisky or vodka. When we would wake him up he would be in bad shape and call the cops and after we found him, he would call us. Jam Hub; what a nightmare, but it works.

Yes Nelson; but I think he drank whisky or vodka. When we would wake him up he would be in bad shape and call the cops and after we found him, he would call us. Jam Hub; what a nightmare, but it works.

ugh!! whisky.....oufff. curiously i'm partial to the taste of a good scotch but bourbon...i just can't. the second i get the smell,i'm done lol.

when i was living in the city, i had to go to the rehearsal band room if i wanted to play the drums.for nearly 10 years my only practice device at home has been my loyal drum pad set equiped with pearl silent stroke mesh heads. the factor in itself wasn't that bad, i had plenty of motivation to practice on the pads and i was living for the week end so i could get some time on the real thing.

now i'm living in the mountains i can play my kit whenever i want . neighbor next to me is 200 feets away,and on top of that my house is completely surrounded by a row of 30 feet high cedars which act as a natural peripheric muffling around the house. curiously, now i have no restrictions , i don't feel the urge to play like it was when i was a urban soul lost in the city's melting pot of anything goes LOL.

the only downside to this being that there's only deers and mooses around, and i noticed that those are not really enclined toward playing rock n roll haha.

Whisky was my preferred drink back in the day. I drank scotch with a friend once and it was too sweet but it was his and thus free. I would mix whisky with sour mix and ice cubes in the blender and leave all my troubles behind. Then I thought I had an ulcer but it turned out to be alcoholic gastritis (I learned later).
I switched to beer but a couple miniatures would make it work quicker. It's now been over 30 years since I've had a sip of alcohol. I don't celebrate until November due to another issue. https://youtu.be/An4uDegHB8s?list=RDmgIbPzGNhIM

A Beatle Tribute band here is looking for a Ringo because theirs is moving in July. I love the music but I would have to cover one of my kits with Strata Black, buy an expensive mop wig, and loose about 200 lbs. I wonder if that would make me be Ringo ? Good actors start and quit smoking or eating for their parts and I'm sure there's a drummer around here that wouldn't have as much to change as I would. It would be a good time and they are booked all the time. Maybe one of you guys want this? It's on Albuquerque's Craigslist.https://youtu.be/mgIbPzGNhIM

I love the music but I would have to cover one of my kits with Strata Black, buy an expensive mop wig, and loose about 200 lbs.

rotflmao.....that is funny.

if you were really interested by this gig, your elx wouldn't look bad in strata black livery ; personally, i love this finish made popular by the psychedelic years ; however , i'm not sure you're as much versed into pop rock music as you're with southern rock and blues ; so then re wrapping only for the occasion doesn't make sens. however, i suspect a beatle tribute is more attractive for club owners than any other kind of tribute; the beatles are still in demand.